Post by G on Oct 9, 2013 7:59:21 GMT -5

Ugh, just got home from a 4.5+ hour town hall meeting at work in which almost nothing was accomplished. So much for getting any decent amount of homework or studying done tonight.

Was it one of those where it starts out with grand ambitions of everyone getting a voice to their concerns about the direction of the company and ends up with it being a huge stitch n b*tch where people complain about changing the toilet paper in the bathroom too often?

Actually, funny you mention changing the toilet paper in the bathroom. Recently, someone posted a sign kindly asking others to change the toilet paper rolls as necessary. A smartass came along with a short piece of rope, tied it to the rail on the wall, and strung 4 rolls on it. Yesterday, we all got a unpleasant email about the situation.

We thought the meeting was going to be an announcement about moving to a new building, as we've significantly outgrown this one, but that was not the case. They have narrowed down the list to about two dozen possible new locations, however.

Post by crazykittensmile on Oct 9, 2013 11:13:08 GMT -5

Was it one of those where it starts out with grand ambitions of everyone getting a voice to their concerns about the direction of the company and ends up with it being a huge stitch n b*tch where people complain about changing the toilet paper in the bathroom too often?

Actually, funny you mention changing the toilet paper in the bathroom. Recently, someone posted a sign kindly asking others to change the toilet paper rolls as necessary. A smartass came along with a short piece of rope, tied it to the rail on the wall, and strung 4 rolls on it. Yesterday, we all got a unpleasant email about the situation.

We have a small 1 person bathroom on our floor, and I think I'm the only one who takes the two extra seconds to change out a roll.... Aside from that random jerkface who puts the roll on upside down. WTF?

Post by o'neil on Oct 9, 2013 13:07:04 GMT -5

Actually, funny you mention changing the toilet paper in the bathroom. Recently, someone posted a sign kindly asking others to change the toilet paper rolls as necessary. A smartass came along with a short piece of rope, tied it to the rail on the wall, and strung 4 rolls on it. Yesterday, we all got a unpleasant email about the situation.

We have a small 1 person bathroom on our floor, and I think I'm the only one who takes the two extra seconds to change out a roll.... Aside from that random jerkface who puts the roll on upside down. WTF?

Post by o'neil on Oct 21, 2013 12:54:48 GMT -5

today has been a total Monday so far, and this afternoon I have a kid coming in for rabies vaccine. the first dose consists of an immunoglobulin injected into the wound (on the neck, in this case :o), with the remainder of the IG given IM, along with a separate rabies vaccine, and also in this particular case a tetanus booster. I really, really do love my job. and today, I will be repeating that to myself all afternoon.

Post by jenny on Oct 22, 2013 7:25:56 GMT -5

today has been a total Monday so far, and this afternoon I have a kid coming in for rabies vaccine. the first dose consists of an immunoglobulin injected into the wound (on the neck, in this case :o), with the remainder of the IG given IM, along with a separate rabies vaccine, and also in this particular case a tetanus booster. I really, really do love my job. and today, I will be repeating that to myself all afternoon.

Post by o'neil on Oct 22, 2013 8:06:21 GMT -5

today has been a total Monday so far, and this afternoon I have a kid coming in for rabies vaccine. the first dose consists of an immunoglobulin injected into the wound (on the neck, in this case :o), with the remainder of the IG given IM, along with a separate rabies vaccine, and also in this particular case a tetanus booster. I really, really do love my job. and today, I will be repeating that to myself all afternoon.

Good grief. What bit this kid?

a feral cat. we've had kids with possible bat bites (you have to treat bc the bites are painless so no way to know if one occurred), a fox scratch, and once, I had a coworker who was attacked by a chipmunk so she was treated too since chipmunks aren't normally aggressive.something like seven people in the history of ever have gotten rabies and survived, so if there's even a tiny chance someone's been exposed they get treated. it's a major undertaking though, with that initial dosing and then repeat rabies vaccines at day 3, 7, and 21.

Post by jenny on Oct 22, 2013 8:46:31 GMT -5

a feral cat. we've had kids with possible bat bites (you have to treat bc the bites are painless so no way to know if one occurred), a fox scratch, and once, I had a coworker who was attacked by a chipmunk so she was treated too since chipmunks aren't normally aggressive.something like seven people in the history of ever have gotten rabies and survived, so if there's even a tiny chance someone's been exposed they get treated. it's a major undertaking though, with that initial dosing and then repeat rabies vaccines at day 3, 7, and 21.

so the lesson here is don't try to pet a feral cat.

My worst nightmare. My dad and I both have dreams we are attacked by squirrels and chipmunks. Rabies is so scary!

Post by gardenfresh on Oct 23, 2013 8:34:17 GMT -5

Haha. The IT person at my office finally snapped and sent out an email telling everyone to stop contacting her every time their Java or Flash needs an update.

You should reply back: "What's flash? Please advise if I need to take any action. Also, I get an error message when browsing that something something is out of date and will not function properly with this certain website, when you get a chance can you stop by my desk and fix that for me? Thanks!"

Post by Dave Maynar on Nov 1, 2013 8:08:20 GMT -5

Admin update:

Our company has a program where you can submit process improvement ideas, and if implemented, the employee(s) responsible for the submission get a cash reward based off the amount the company saves. A few people from our section (myself included) submitted an idea a couple weeks ago. Now that it appears to probably be taking hold, my admin is "joking" that we got the idea from him and complaining because we are getting praised for the idea while he got chastised for it. I had to explain to him the difference is that he wanted the change made because it would make less work for him whereas we came up with a reasoned argument citing a lack of necessity and tabulating the approximate cost of retaining the policy versus the potential liability of not retaining it. Also, his statement of the idea was wrapped in the other 3,000 things he ranted about that make sense to a wildly varying degree and are generally treated as background noise rather than him trying to actually make a point.

Post by gardenfresh on Nov 1, 2013 8:21:58 GMT -5

Our company has a program where you can submit process improvement ideas, and if implemented, the employee(s) responsible for the submission get a cash reward based off the amount the company saves. A few people from our section (myself included) submitted an idea a couple weeks ago. Now that it appears to probably be taking hold, my admin is "joking" that we got the idea from him and complaining because we are getting praised for the idea while he got chastised for it. I had to explain to him the difference is that he wanted the change made because it would make less work for him whereas we came up with a reasoned argument citing a lack of necessity and tabulating the approximate cost of retaining the policy versus the potential liability of not retaining it. Also, his statement of the idea was wrapped in the other 3,000 things he ranted about that make sense to a wildly varying degree and are generally treated as background noise rather than him trying to actually make a point.

Incompetent people never know their place, do they.

Here, Dave.... print this out and put it on one of those big popsicle sticks. Then you will have a sign to hold up for him to read when this situation presents itself in the future:

Post by custeph on Nov 4, 2013 20:19:09 GMT -5

I've been working on a project for a CT utility company that will never end. At least it feels that way. It's a manual, and I swear today we went back and forth on what color a plant spacing chart is to be. Plus side is that I get to hire an intern to do work that I have no time for.

Post by JHOinTN on Nov 6, 2013 8:29:43 GMT -5

I have a repeat complainer who is very upset that I'm not helping her. I'm not "helping" her because I can't help her because it's not within the scope of my job... but she doesn't understand that, and I'm tired of explaining. This morning already sucks.

Post by Dave Maynar on Nov 6, 2013 9:49:08 GMT -5

8:30 is too early for angry phone calls. I hardly ever call anyone before 9 if I can help it. It's just courteous to let people get their day rolling first before the flood of phone calls.

To be fair, it was past 9am where she is located.

It's all about the person you are calling. I get to work at 6am, so I am well settled in by 7am. I just think it's rude to call people right when they walk in the door. She has some other stuff going on though, so she probably isn't think about decorum that much.

Post by Dave Maynar on Nov 8, 2013 14:48:34 GMT -5

Well, I just lost my temper and yelled at someone that didnt deserve it.

EDIT: I apologized.

Apologizing is the right call.

For people that drive to work, our office doesn't have assigned parking spots, but it is really remarkable to watch how people park in the same spaces day after day. It's like they are marking territory.

Post by Pops on Nov 8, 2013 14:51:57 GMT -5

Well, I just lost my temper and yelled at someone that didnt deserve it.

EDIT: I apologized.

Apologizing is the right call.

For people that drive to work, our office doesn't have assigned parking spots, but it is really remarkable to watch how people park in the same spaces day after day. It's like they are marking territory.

That's like at multi-day conferences. Even if everyone takes all their stuff with them after Day 1, God forbid you come in on Day 2 and sit in the seat they were sitting in during Day 1.